I finally got tired of not being able to play any of my 200-300 LPs because of a malfunctioning vintage NAD amp and a DUAL 1219 turntable, the latter given to me by an almost deaf uncle. The NAD amp had an intermittently working left channel that eventually just quit not that many years after I bought it. A technician told me there was a crack in a PCB that was probably causing this. I sold it cheap for parts. A brother-in-law give me his Sansui AU5500 but its left channel also didn't work. I took it to a local audio dealer whose tech told me it was mainly oxidation and supposedly cleaned that up. I found that the problem hadn't been fixed so I took it back and after a few hours was told that it was working fine and that the problem was in my system. I decided that if it didn't work with the new TT, tuner and cassette deck, the amp was the problem.
At this point I took the Sansui to another audio dealer for their tech to look at and am waiting for an estimate. I sent the tech a copy of the service manual available from HifiEngine.
After spending time on various audio forums, I reached the conclusion that the Dual had at one time been a capable TT but that it at least needed a thorough cleaning and possibly replacement of some parts. I decided to sell the Dual and bought a Rega P2 with a decent cartridge.
My (currently incomplete) system consists of the following:
I'm hoping restoring the AU5500 will prove to be a reasonable compromise. People are offering to sell their AU555s for CAD$350-400. That may be what it will cost me to renovate the AU5500.
Suggestions are welcome.
At this point I took the Sansui to another audio dealer for their tech to look at and am waiting for an estimate. I sent the tech a copy of the service manual available from HifiEngine.
After spending time on various audio forums, I reached the conclusion that the Dual had at one time been a capable TT but that it at least needed a thorough cleaning and possibly replacement of some parts. I decided to sell the Dual and bought a Rega P2 with a decent cartridge.
My (currently incomplete) system consists of the following:
- NAD 4150 Tuner
- Nakamichi BX-150 Cassette Deck
- NAD 512 CD Player
- Rega P2 w/Ortofon Blue Cartridge
- Polk Audio Monitor 10 speakers
I'm hoping restoring the AU5500 will prove to be a reasonable compromise. People are offering to sell their AU555s for CAD$350-400. That may be what it will cost me to renovate the AU5500.
Suggestions are welcome.